or not if susan rice were to be nominated by president obama to be the next secretary of state, if she could get approved in the senate, senator corker was very clear saying that he's not going to go there right now. he won't say yay or nay. he also said that he had a message for the president, which is to take a step back, think about whether or not she would be appropriate person to be nominated. that's effectively what he said. if you read between the lines, it's, don't nominate her. >> dana, in talking to the members of congress and seeing how all of this has unfolded, specifically when you look at susan collins, a moderate from maine, what do you make of the susan rice's chances of even being nominated at this point, much less getting through the process with all of these unanswered questions and still criticisms? >> i tell you, suzanne, i was asking democratic leadership aides in the senate a couple of weeks ago when republicans first started her chief critics, senators mccain, graham, and eyo eyout ayotte, they said they didn't think it was even remotely possible for republicans to -- esp